Is there a catch?

[Deleted User]

Get stopped by a Sky salesman in Asda the other day, and he offered me a package that sounds too good to be true.

For £16-40pm (with no additional charge for line rental), I get unlimited BB, plus use of thousands of Wifi hotspots around the country.

Additionally, for a one off payment of £5, I get a router and setup, plus they'll connect my landline.

Is this for real, or are there hidden extras?

jem16

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

For £16-40pm (with no additional charge for line rental), I get unlimited BB, plus use of thousands of Wifi hotspots around the country.

The £16.40 is the line rental charge. At the moment the BB is free for a year so the line rental is all you will pay.

Additionally, for a one off payment of £5, I get a router and setup,

The router is £6.95 to deliver. You set it up yourself by plugging it in to your phone line and pc.

plus they'll connect my landline.

Have you got a landline currently?

Is this for real, or are there hidden extras?

Is just their normal offer at the moment.

http://www.sky.com/shop/broadband-talk/broadband-unlimited/

Go through Topcashback and get up to £115 cashback.

[Deleted User]

jem16 wrote: »

Have you got a landline currently?

No, and I explained this to him. He asked when I last had a landline at this address, and I explained I'd never had one, in the nearly 6 years I've been here.

He said they'd arrange for it to be connected, as part of the £5 charge.

As for the contract, he said that, when it gets to 11 months, I should ring up and tell them I'm leaving at the end of the next month, and they'd renew on the same deal.

BTW. Is it true what he said, about the thousands of Wifi hotspots around the country?

jem16

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

No, and I explained this to him. He asked when I last had a landline at this address, and I explained I'd never had one, in the nearly 6 years I've been here.

He said they'd arrange for it to connected, as part of the £5 charge.

If you look at the T&C you can see that there might be a £20 connection charge so I would be checking that out.

As for the contract, he said that, when it gets to 11 months, I should ring up and tell them I'm leaving at the end of the next month, and they'd renew on the same deal.

They might - then again they might not. No guarantees.

BTW. Is it true what he said, about the thousands of Wifi hotspots around the country?

Yes it does exist.

http://www.sky.com/shop/broadband-talk/sky-wifi/

[Deleted User]

jem16 wrote: »

If you look at the T&C you can see that there might be a £20 connection charge so I would be checking that out.

So, the maximum cost to set it up, is £26.95?

They might - then again they might not. No guarantees.

But, if they don't, I can always leave and go somewhere else?

Or is there something extra to pay (say toward the landline setup), if I leave after a year?

jem16

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

So, the maximum cost to set it up, is £26.95?

The actual wording is from £20 for a new line.

"Compatible line required, otherwise connection charge from £20 may apply. Set-up costs may apply."

But, if they don't, I can always leave and go somewhere else?

Yes.

Or is there something extra to pay (say toward the landline setup), if I leave after a year?

If you complete the 12 months there would be no fee but can sometimes be a cease charge if you just stop everything and don't go elsewhere.

MataNui

As others have pointed out the wording is 'from'. If you have no physical line then expect the bill to be anything upto a couple of hundred pounds, and a 6 months wait to be connected would not be unusual.

This is Skys current offer for new customer so you would be better off doing a webchat (and save the transcript) or phone them (make sure you record any phone calls) to get a better idea of what your actual costs would be.

[Deleted User]

MataNui wrote: »

If you have no physical line then expect the bill to be anything up to a couple of hundred pounds

There is a wire, running from the telegraph pole to my house, and a socket on my living room wall.

I've just never had a phone service, while I've been living here.

jem16

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

There is a wire, running from the telegraph pole to my house, and a socket on my living room wall.

Yes but there may be no physical connection at the cabinet or the exchange. In some cases it's a simple flick of a switch and in others it requires connecting at the other end.